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13 13 Clauses
Warm-up
Insert appropriate clauses to make sentences.
1. We heard _________________________________________________________________.
2. She wished _______________________________________________________________.
3. This is the book ____________________________________________________________.
4. I shall help you ____________________________________________________________.
The groups of words that contain a subject and a finite verb are called the clauses.
Read the sentences given below.
• Shweta stopped. • He danced. • The baby slept.
Kinds of Clauses
There are two kinds of clauses:
1. Independent Clause 2. Dependent Clause
¾ An independent clause can be a sentence by itself or a part of a bigger sentence along with
other clauses. A simple sentence contains only one clause.
subject + verb = complete thought
Read the sentence given below.
• The teacher taught me how to read. • I picked a flower for you.
¾ A dependent clause cannot stand by itself. It needs to be combined with an independent
clause.
subordinate conjunction + subject + verb = incomplete thought
We need to have a main clause to make complete sense.
Read the sentence given below.
• I planted trees because I like flowers.
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